While the black surfaces of solar panels absorb most of the sunlight that reaches them, only a fraction (around 15%) of that incoming energy gets converted to electricity. The rest is returned to the environment as heat.
Marine scientists from Conservation International concluded that Atauro has the highest average of reef fish species in the world after recording an average of 253 unique reef species across 10 dive sites during their research. In total, 642 distinct species were recorded
The government, which owns more than 90% of the debts, estimates that roughly a third will never get repaid
A hectare of mangrove forest can sink as much carbon as four hectares of rainforest, most of it sequestered in the depths of rich, frequently waterlogged soil below the mangrove roots
“Ransomware attacks are becoming more prevalent as a concern. At the end of 2016, a business fell victim to a ransomware attack every 40 seconds. This is expected to rise to every 11 seconds by 2021”
Every 13 seconds, there is one divorce in America. That roughly equates to 277 divorces per hour, 6,646 divorces per day, 46,523 divorces per week, and 2,419,196 divorces per year
Globally, seaweeds are thought to sequester nearly 200 million tonnes of CO2 every year – as much as New York State’s annual emissions
Almost 1.2 million litres (320,000 gallons) of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant is to be released into the ocean
The longest flight recorded was powered by sustainable fuel, it was 13 hours and flew from Seattle to Cairo (10,973 kilometres)
20 percent of fish comes from illegal fisheries
